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“ Always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies!" 13 This testimony is true; for which cause convict them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, 14 not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth. 15 All things, indeed, [are] pure to the pure, and nothing [is] pure to the defiled and unsteadfast, but even the mind and the conscience of them [is] defiled. 16 They profess to know God, but they deny [Him] by their works, being abominable, and disobedient, and disapproved to every good work. ”

“ Chapter 2 1 But you—speak what is suitable [according] to the sound teaching. 2 Elders [are] to be temperate, dignified, sober, sound in faith, in the love, in the endurance. 3 Aged women, in like manner, in behavior as becomes sacred persons, not false accusers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of good things, 4 that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of [their] husbands, lovers of [their] children, 5 sober, pure, keepers of [their own] houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that evil may not be spoken of the word of God. ”

“ Chapter 3 1 Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, to be ready to every good work, 2 to speak evil of no one, not to be quarrelsome—gentle, showing all meekness to all men, 3 for we, also, were once thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving manifold desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, odious—hating one another ”